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In Her Shoes : A Novel
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| Part No: | 0743418204 |
| Manufacturer: | Washington Square Press |
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- ISBN13: 9780743418201
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The Feller sisters are equal but opposite. Maggie is the good-looking, dyslexic little sister who knows how to get anything she wants--but not how to keep it. She "felt as if somewhere between the ages of fourteen and sixteen she'd walked off the edge of a cliff and had been falling ever since." Rose is the plump, practical, responsible older sister who knows about law but not much about her own happiness: "What did she like, besides shoes, and Jim, and foods that were bad for her?" When Maggie's latest eviction lands her in Rose's apartment, and Maggie insults Rose by seducing one of her sister's rare boyfriends, what follows is a chain of events by turns hilarious and heartbreaking. Embarrassed Rose evicts Maggie and begins a work sabbatical leading to a new livelihood and way of living. Maggie flees and runs away to Princeton. Masquerading as a student, she learns to love poetry and saves money for a trip to Miami--and a visit to a long-lost grandmother named Ella who might offer her a last shot at sanctuary. But
In Her Shoes, the second novel from
Good in Bed author Jennifer Weiner, is about more than the sisters' latest sibling rivalry; Maggie and Rose must sort out the childhood vulnerabilities and family mysteries that still linger two decades after their mother's death. In less capable hands, the plot might grow corny, but Weiner's humor and affection for the characters ultimately helps them transcend both neuroses and grief and learn the redemptive power of love.
--Jane Hodges
Meet Rose Feller, a thirty-year-old high-powered attorney with a secret passion for romance novels. She has an exercise regime she's going to start next week, and she dreams of a man who will slide off her glasses, gaze into her eyes, and tell her she's beautiful. She also dreams of getting her fantastically screwed-up, semi-employed little sister to straighten up and fly right.
Meet Rose's sister, Maggie. Twenty-eight years old and drop-dead gorgeous. Although her big-screen stardom hasn't progressed past her left hip's appearance in a Will Smith video, Maggie dreams of fame and fortune -- and of getting her big sister on a skin-care regimen.
These two women, who claim to have nothing in common but a childhood tragedy, DNA, and the same size feet, are about to learn that they're more alike than they'd ever imagined. Along the way, they'll encounter a diverse cast of characters -- from a stepmother who's into recreational Botox to a disdainful pug with no name. They'll borrow shoes and clothes and boyfriends, and eventually make peace with their most intimate enemies -- each other.
| Great Book | 2010-07-21 | 5 / 5 |
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| This is a great book! My second favorite Jennifer Weiner novel (Little Earthquakes is my favorite). I haven't seen the movie but the book is wonderfully written so much so I don't know if I need to. The struggle of a heavier woman to look great everyday and loves shoes because they always fit. This book touched a cord in me and is a realistic portral of what women sometimes go thru. A definate must read. |
| Am I the only one who thought it was longer than necessary? | 2010-07-17 | 4 / 5 |
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I liked this book - I thought it was witty and engrossing - if not slightly overly detailed and a bit crass at times. Once I hit the 2/3 point though, I sort of just wanted it to be over with. Oddly enough, what I had enjoyed most in the movie (the storyline involving Maggie and the residents of Golden Acres) was almost completely glazed over in the book. I thought the third section of the book would have been longer and more detailed than the first 2 sections which mostly consisted of character building elements and independent storylines. I would have enjoyed it more if the independent storylines all crossed earlier in the book.
Another problem I had was that I had seen the movie years before I ever picked up this book. The whole time I was reading it, I was conflicted with how the author portrayed Maggie and Rose to look with the actual actresses who played them in the movie. Maggie - supposedly tall, thin, with chestnut curls, brown eyes, and a huge fake chest was played by Cameron Diaz and Rose, who as supposedly taller than Maggie, with the same hair and eyes, yet over weight (another issue about that coming up), was played by Toni Collette, who is anything but over weight - even after alledgedly gaining weight for the roll. I understand that a movie takes certain liberties when it comes to turning a book into film, but the whole time I was reading, I kept picturing different people.
My one gripe about the author's handling of describing her characters came to Rose's alleged size. Per the author, Maggie was 5'6 and Rose was 2 inches taller - which would make her 5'8. Maggie weighed 105 lbs, and her sister was "50 pounds heavier" - which makes her 155 lbs - which stretched on a 5'8 frame is hardly anywhere close to being over weight or fat. I just had to throw that out there because it irritated me as I was reading since it was mentioned over and over and over again throughout the story.
Overall - I thought the book was well written and I enjoyed the story - even though it seemed to go a bit longer than I would have thought it could. I'm not going to go and throw Jennifer Weiner into my list of favorite authors, but I would read another of her novels if one sparked my interest. |
| In Her Shoes | 2010-07-14 | 5 / 5 |
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| Jennifer Weiner has always highlighted her familiar charcters and their experiences with great understanding and insight. In this story she continued to take me with them and let me in on the humor she sees in so many situations. I highly recommend Ms. Weiner and "In Her Shoes." Enjoy! |
| Chick lit with brains | 2010-05-25 | 4 / 5 |
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This book & I have a long history, well not so long anyway now... I remember searching for a new book to read on the internet one day & came across a book site which reviewed chick lit. Now, being an ignorant person that I was (& am still) I had no idea what chick lit was exactly. Soon, I learned that it included `Bridget Jones's Diary' amongst other pastel covered books with shoes & other such things that I generally do not care about. However, I wasn't cynical about it despite the fact that I couldn't relate to the genre's heroines so I decided to read `In Her Shoes'. I ended up enjoying the book though it didn't cause me to delve deeper into the chick lit world at all.
So, considering that 2010 is the year that I read anything & it's the year that I've officially started reading romance novels, I felt it was high time for a reread. The basic plot of the novel is that two sisters differing from each other in almost every way aside from their taste in shoes (oh come on, you know it had to relate somehow to the title) both deal with crises in their lives & are deeply affected by a tragedy in their childhood. Maggie is the younger sister, drop dead gorgeous, unstable, & dyslexic while Rose is older, wiser, smarter, & a successful lawyer at a top firm in Philadelphia. There is sibling rivalry, & a betrayal, each character is faced to deal with their own vulnerabilities that have been growing inside them since they were young.
This is a novel more about healing & the importance of family connections. Also, it's about how you can't cover up the past, you can't pretend it didn't happen no matter how unpleasant it is. `In Her Shoes' will make you laugh at times, cry a little, & make you wonder if you're in the right place in your life or not. |
| Loved it... | 2010-02-12 | 5 / 5 |
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| I loved this book. And as i always have to do before i review - i read some of the 'bad' reviews. People - this is fiction. Everything in fiction isnt supposed to be believable - hence the title FICTION. Anyhow, i thought it was entertaining, well-written, a really good story, good character development (the things the people complained about not being able to figure out as to how the characters made changes...it was all explained if you read the whole book!), and a good feeling at the end as far as NOT wanting it to end - and 'learning' something from the story. I really didnt want to put the book down, becuz i was so curious as to what was going to happen to the characters. It's not a PERFECT book - but not many are. It's very good, however. |
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